Interests of jute farmers will not be harmed: MoS Agriculture

Union Minister of State for Agriculture Sudharshan Bhagat today assured the jute farmers that the government would not take any such step that would harm their interest.
"I have just taken over the charge as MoS Agriculture. But I can say this much that nothing will be done which will harm the interests of jute farmers in the country," Bhagat said during an interaction here.
Jute industry has urged West Bengal government to introduce a jute policy along with jute packaging laws in the state for sustainability of the sector.
The compulsory Jute Packaging Act (JPM 1987) of the Centre has gradually diluted as the union government in the past pointed out corruption and inability of the jute mills to meet the government's demand.

Indian Jute Mills Association (IJMA) in its memorandum to the state government had said the Centre's recent move to reduce and peg orders at 2.5 lakh bales per month would affect millions of jute cultivators and they would be deprived of proper income.